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1 The Plot to Buy the World Series
This is where you can learn about the 1919 World Series which resulted in the most famous scandal in baseball history. Eight players from the Chicago White Sox (later nicknamed the Black Sox) were accused of throwing the series against the Cincinnati Reds.
2 Chicago Baseball Museum
The Chicago Baseball Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that will collect, preserve, document, research, and interpret artifacts and events that are associated with the legacy, evolution and contemporary life of Chicago baseball. Our goal is to compliment the various baseball museums and institutions around the country, including Cooperstown, the Negro League Baseball Museum, and the virtual All-American Girls Professional Baseball League museum. We feel our unique Chicago perspective will only serve to compliment the landscape of baseball in America.
Our dream for the Chicago Baseball Museum is to emulate the scope and integrity of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library in Springfield, IL. Complete with its 21st century high-tech imagery, holograms, and virtual civil war simulations, it’s an experience no visitor can soon forget. What an incredible experience it would be to imitate the technology of the Lincoln Museum in the context of baseball in America– allowing visitors to bat against Red Faber or Mordecai Brown, pitch to Ernie Banks or Luke Appling, or listen to Charles Comiskey’s hologram tell stories of baseball in America in the early 1900s.
3 Chicago Cubs History
Official Chicago Cubs website has this page devoted to the history of the club.
4 Chicago White Sox History
The official website of the Chicago White Sox has this page devoted to the history of the club.
5 Chicago Bears History
The official website of the Chicago Bears has this page devoted to the history of the club.
6 Chicago Blackhawks
The official website of the Chicago Blackhawks has this page devoted to the history of the club.
7 Chicago Bulls History
The official website of the Chicago Bulls has this page devoted to the history of the club.
8 Chicago Cougars Hockey Club
Wikipedia has this page about the defunct Chicago Cougars hockey team.
9 Chicago Fire Football Team
The American Football League's first team was the Chicago Fire. It didn't last very long.
10 Chicago Cardinals Football Club
The Chicago Cardinals eventually moved to St. Louis and now resides in Arizona.
11 Chicago Fire Soccer Team
The Chicago Fire Soccer Team history.

2009 House Tour Photos by Roy Alexander

How to Contact Us

By Mail:7344 N. Western Ave.
Chicago, IL 60645
By Phone:773-764-4078
By FAX:773-764-2824
By E-mail:rpwrhs@aol.com

Our hours:
Wednesday and Friday afternoons, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Other times by special appointment


Board of Directors meetings are held the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Society's offices.